Lesson 1 Independence Day Education and learning Reading: Good study habits Writing: Education in Japan and England: a comparison Teaching Notes Lesson Function 1

D. 
Discuss the following questions with your partner. 
1. Have you ever been in the red? 
What wouldyou do if you found 
out that you were? 
6. What do you do when you’re 
feeling off colour? 
2. Have you ever caught a thief 
7. Can you think of a song, film or 

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red-handed? 
What would you do if you did? 
situation that always makes you feel 
blue? Why does it have this effect on 
you? 
3. Have you ever received 
something out of the blue? What 
was it? What did you do? 
8. Can you think of three things 
people do that make you see red? 
Why do they affect you this way? 
4. When was the last time you told 
a white lie? 
Who did you lie to and why? 
9. Do you know anyone who is 
colour blind? What difficulties do 
you think they have and how do 
you think they overcome them? 
5. Can you think of 2 things you do 
once in a 
blue moon that you should do more 
often? 
10. How important is colour in 
your life (e.g. when you buy new 
clothes or a new car)? 
 
 E. Match the following definitions with the underlined words in the 
questions below. 
combination of colours dull, unexciting natural colours of the body, 
especially the head
offensive, rude with a lot of bright colours 
1. Do you like wearing colourful clothes 
or sober colours? 
4. Do you know anyone with strong, 
unusual or 
beautiful colouring? What is special 
about 
the colours of his/her skin, hair and 
eyes? 

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2. In which situations might you use 
colourful language? 
When was the last time you said a bad 
word? 
5. Do you know anyone who is a bit 
colourless? In what ways does s/he lack 
character? 
3. What do you think of the colour 
scheme in your 
classroom? How could it be improved?